The lower leg lies between the knee and ankle and works with the upper leg and foot to help perform key functions. In the leg are a number of bones, muscles, tendons, nerves and blood vessels. These ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bone mineral density and muscle mass do not interact to increase risk for fractures in older men. Men in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ATLANTA — Male runners are more likely to have lower tibial bone mineral density and strength compared with ...

An international collaboration led by scientists mainly at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) , Japan, has found that bone and muscle mass are regulated by the altered gravity. The ...

A tibial plateau fracture is a break at the top of the tibia bone in the shin, which is often due to high energy trauma. Tibial plateau fractures can cause swelling, pain, and, in severe cases, loss ...

Your femur connects many important muscles, tendons, and ligaments in your hips and knees to the other parts of your body, including parts of the circulatory system. More than that, it helps you carry ...

While many people experience MTSS when exercising, it can be prevented with stretching and treated with rest. Share on Pinterest Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) is the medical name for shin ...

Bone mass, muscles and joints slowly begin to dip by about 3–8% per decade after 30*. Recovery takes longer; energy starts running low. Sleep plays hard to get. And stress? Well, it rarely takes a day ...

1 Mid-Western Regional Orthopaedic Hospital, Limerick, Republic of Ireland 2 Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick Objectives: To study the long term effect of tibial shaft fractures treated by ...

Researchers have found that bone and muscle mass are regulated by the altered gravity. The experiments were done in space using Kibo, an ISS module developed by JAXA, and on the ground. An ...